ransomer
美['rænsəmə] 英['rænsəmə]
n. 要挟者；索赎者
例句
- They had to ransom the kidnapped diplomat. 他们不得不赎回被绑架的外交官。
- That painting must be worth a king's ransom. 那幅画一定价值连城。
- They took away the boy and held him to ransom. 他们劫持男孩勒索赎金。
- They paid a king's ransom for the painting. 他们为这幅画付了一大笔钱。
- They held the travellers for ransom. 他们将旅客当作人质索取赎金。
- An emerald of that size, unflawed, would be worth a king's ransom. 一块那么大、而又无瑕疵的绿宝石会是价值连城的。
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